Vocabulary

What does 片寄る (かたよる, katayoru) mean?

片寄る (かたよる, katayoru) means to lean to one side; to be biased, unbalanced.

Quick facts
Readingかたよる
Romajikatayoru
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
かたよる
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkkatayoru

to lean to one side; to be biased, unbalanced

Example sentences

  • The luggage is leaning to one side.

  • I'm careful not to let opinions lean to one side.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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